Rudorfer et al overview of history and practice of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
Matthew V. Rudorfer et al, "Electroconvuslive Therapy" in Psychiatry, Second Edition, (New York: Wiley, 2003), 1865-1901
Chapter 92 of Psychiatry, Second Edition includes the history and utilization of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).